PHONES and cash were seized after four suspected drug dealers were arrested at an address in Salisbury. Officers were called to an address in a street off Queen Alexandra Road at around 10.50am today, with concerns the occupant was being "cuckooed
DORSET and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) has been rated good in three core themes, but needs to improve in some areas to give a consistently good service, according to a new report. It comes after a year long inspection by Her Majesty
A FURTHER £20,000 has been allocated to help the Salisbury recovery and its “journey of branding”. As part of an ongoing focus to boost Salisbury following the nerve agent attack last year, £20,000 has been allocated from the Salisbury City Council
A TEENAGER was grabbed by the wrist in Amesbury as his phone was smashed, causing £900 worth of damage. On Tuesday, a 15-year-old and his group of friends were approached by a man at the junction with London Road and Holders Road, where a man grabbed
WILTSHIRE Council has apologised after a blunder surrounding tickets for Armed Forces Day. Initially, the council stated that children under the age of two would not require a ticket for the weekend's events, before then saying everyone of all
EXCITEMENT is building for the South Wilts Business of the Year Awards in Salisbury tonight. The awards, which were launched at Salisbury Race Course in March , is celebrating its 20th year this year. Categories include the Moore Stephens
A NEW gin bar is opening today, bringing a vast selection of the juniper-based spirit to Salisbury. Milford's can be found on Milford Street, next door to The Vestry and The Chapel Nightclub, and from citrus to spice there is a flavour of gin for
AN UNCLAIMED EuroMillions prize worth £1million has now been claimed in Wiltshire. Camelot, operator of the National Lottery has confirmed the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from the EuroMillions draw on May 14 has now been claimed.
CIVIC leaders have declared a climate emergency in Salisbury, just hours after protestors held a funeral for thousands of lost species. Now the city council has promised to make the city as carbon neutral as possible by 2030, as well as it having
A PLAN to build more than a dozen woodland homes in Salisbury, which had been labelled “vandalistic” by locals, is set to be decided next week. Put forward by developer PNH Properties, the proposal looks to turn an area of woodland, off Bishops
APPLICATIONS for development to Wiltshire Council (South) received in week ending June 14: ALDERBURY 19/05057/FUL – Crossfields, Rectory Road, SP5 3AD. Replace thatch with plain tiles. 19/05434/FUL – 7 Old Chapel Close, SP5 3EZ. Proposed Single
LAST week, I called in to Salisbury Museum to catch up with this year’s summer exhibition – a look back at the work of the twentieth century artist Augustus John. Although John’s work has been featured in exhibitions past, I think I’m right in saying
IN TODAY’S JOURNAL: A climate emergency has been declared by Salisbury City Council following a protest group's funeral for lost species. A drug-related incident in Downton had left two in hospital. Your 16-page guide to National Armed
TODAY Stonemasonry Works Yard Tour, Salisbury Cathedral, 2pm-3pm. Also Tuesday. Info: salisburycathedral.org.uk Augustus John: His Place in the History of Portraiture, talk by Nicholas Beer, Salisbury Museum, 6.30pm. Info: salisburymuseum.org.uk
OUR photograph this week shows Catherine Street from a bygone age and not that much seems to have changed over the years! An interesting character who was in business at 50 Catherine Street for 53 years as a watchmaker, clockmaker and optician was
